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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
April 11, 2017
 
 
 
 
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Member News
 
 
Recent Developments
 
•  STC to host SAMENA Council's ICT Regional Regulatory Summit on April 12th
 
•  Transformation, co-operation, and fulfilling requirements of each stakeholder key industry imperatives
 
•  SAMENA Council to host Telecom Leaders' Summit 2017 in Dubai
 
•  SAMENA Council, CITC collaborate for Regional Regulatory Summit in Riyadh
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
Digital Pakistan Policy 2017 approved
Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom has approved the IT Policy of Pakistan, in regards to Digital Pakistan Policy 2017…
 
Iran plans calls from Telegram messaging app
According toIran's ICT minster Mahmoud Vaezi, the ministry is planning the possible launch of Telegram calls in Iran…
 
EU privacy policy backs ePrivacy reforms
The EU's national data protection regulators have adopted a largely positive response to the European Commission's proposed reforms of the ePrivacy directive…
 
CNMC directs Telefonica to cut leased line rates
Spain’s National Commission for Markets directed Telefonica Espana to reduce the wholesale prices included in its existing Reference Leased Line Offer…
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
TIM targets 700 Mbps in LTE network tests
Italian mobile operator TIM said it reached download speeds of up to 700 megabits per second and upload speeds of 75 Mbps on a live mobile network in a test carried out with Qualcomm and Ericsson…
 
Broadvoice offers 4G failover for business continuity
Broadvoice introduced its 4G Failover service giving business owners an inexpensive backup plan for those inevitable power outages, weather events and fiber cuts…
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
Skynet offers IPTV promo
To enable customers to use one free thematic IPTV package for three months, Skynet launched a promotion on IPTV services…
 
Sling TV offers Cloud DVR for Android & Roku Devices
Sling TV offered the Cloud DVR ‘First Look’ program to Amazon Fire TVs and tablets last month, and now the service is expanding to Roku and Android…
 
Valentino hits its Omnichannel Platform up a notch
Valentino has shared its plans to bump up its omnichannel platform a notch or two for its customers…
 
Alternative Telecom
 
Qatar develops smart applications for future parking plans
The Ministry of Transport and Communications presented the Qatar Parking Master Plan and will develop a geographic information system (GIS) and smart applications for future parking plans…
 
nbn and Nokia test NG-PON2 technology
NBN teamed up with Nokia to trial NG-PON2 technology to deliver symmetrical speeds of 10Gbps in areas served by its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) infrastructure…
 
Ericsson transforms OTT streaming
Ericsson will present TV and media innovations focused on three key areas: media enrichment, media processing and delivery, and media publishing...
 
OTT players gain momentum
Over the top (OTT) messaging leaders are rapidly evolving their key mobile messaging application interfaces to new voice and video communications, with revenue dilution implications for carriers worldwide…
 
 
Middle East
 
Etisalat, Miral ink agreement to provide Wi-Fi on Yas Island
Etisalat has signed a deal with Miral, the entity responsible for the development and promotion of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi as a destination for leisure, business and entertainment, to provide visitors with public Wi-Fi…
 
Viva Bahrain installs Bango platform
Viva Bahrain has installed the Bango Platform to boost its direct carrier billing in Google Play and augment its online customer payment experience…
 
Qatar Commercial Bank completes pilot blockchain network
In a move to build an enhanced client experience in fields like international transfer and trade finance, Qatar’s private bank Commercial Bank has introduced blockchain technology…
 
STC becomes Middle East’s 'most valuable brand
Saudi Telecom Company tops the list of 50 most valuable brands in the Middle East for the first time this year in the ranking created by Brand Finance, a leading valuation and strategy consultancy…
 
Muscat's taxi service ready to launch
As part of the efforts to streamline public transport in Muscat, the Marhaba metered-mobile taxi service will be soft launched on Tuesday…
 
South Asia
 
Punjab Bank inks omni channel payment platform by TPS
To provide cutting-edge payment services to its customers, the Bank of Punjab has inked the plans to upgrade its existing switch and middleware technology to IRIS, an omnichannel payment platform…
 
Azercell offers flat roaming rate in Nepal
Azerbaijan mobile operator Azercell has added four new states to the list of countries covered with a flat-rate roaming services including Nepal, Bahrain, Japan and Malaysia…
 
Commonwealth community invited to invest in ICTs
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization urged to seize all opportunities to invest in ICTs to achieve the aims of the sustainable development goals and connect the next billion to the benefits of the Internet…
 
North Africa
 
Jumia vows valuable services for all Africans
To give all Africans the opportunity to access high quality services and products everywhere, Jumiahas expressed commitment to bring value to customers via its ecommerce platform...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Facebook gets five million advertisers mark
Social media giant Facebook is planning to announce it has surpassed the five million milestone mark for number of monthly advertisers…
 
3 HK improves network to get ready for 5G
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holding's mobile division 3 Hong Kong collaborated with Huawei to improve its mobile network in preparation for the 5G era…
 
Microsoft gets startup to improve its cloud
Microsoft purchased startup Deis that specializes in containers, a modern way to develop and deploy software…
 
Fujitsu, VMware plans to introduce IoT solutions to auto sector
Fujitsu and VMwarehave announced an expanded strategic collaboration to bring innovative IoT solutions to customers in the automobile industry…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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